days to travel the twenty miles that separate those deep waters where they typically live to the shallow waters in the area that they were found there's different theories as to why did the whales end up in these shallow waters it could be that they were scared off by a predator that they were simply disorientated a lost soul or even scared off by an underwater says make movement it could be something social two it could be that they laid or got sick ale. or was too old and simply just just came to the shores to die and the rest of the group followed him as i say it's just impossible to know and each time that the that we have one of these events we just learn more and more but it's still an enigma as for why these whales come to shore to die. that was artie's nicholas o'donovan reporting and there may be hope on the horizon wildlife officials say twenty of the whales appear to be swimming toward the deeper water several miles north of their previous location. well just one day after he blasted the environmental protection agency for not using so-called sound science republican congressm

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. >>> a race against time in florida to free dozens of pilot whales stranded in shallow water. >>> plus, fast food chains brace for a massive walkout. >>> truck thieves in mexico get more than they bargained for. >>> and the famous rockefeller center christmas tree lights up the night sky. "early today" starts right now. >>> this is "early today" for thursday, december 5. >>> good morning. i'm richard lui. a brutal weather system is bearing down across the united states. more than 30 million people are in the path of this arctic invasion. we have snow, ice, and extraordinary drops in temperature also expected and it's not over yet. let's start with nbc's miguel almaguer who has the story. >> reporter: the big chill impacting 33 million americans is bringing a brutal mix of ice, snow, and substore row temperatures to 27 states. in minnesota nearly three feet of snow in two days. >> it is going to be a white christmas. >> reporter: the arctic blast burying cars. conditions like these on the roads claiming at least six lives. by friday it could be 20 degrees below zero. states from califor

dozens of whales stranded in shallow waters in florida.are live on the coast as rescue workers are trying to save them before it is too late. >> a slap in the face to the victims of the boston marathon bombing how the controversial rolling stone cover is now being rewarded. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event s back, with the perfe vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] get the all-new 2014 cla250 starting at just $29,900. >> welcome back. wildlife workers trying again this morning to lead dozens of whales out of dangerously shallow waters out of the everglades national park. sheldon fox joins us live with the latest on rescue efforts. sheldon? >> good morning, heather. those rescuers should be launching in the next few hours around when the sun comes up. but they have a tough task ahead. very problematic situation involving 41 whales, 10 of those whales have died in the process. yesterday they were banging on their boats trying to p

it's unknown how they ended up in such shallow waters. this species is known for the close knit social groups meaning if one whale gets stuck, the others are likely to stay behind as well. >>> it was quite a night here in rockefeller center. >> three, two, one! >> the rockefeller christmas tree was lit ushering in the holiday season as it has every year since 1933. mariah carey performed his classic rendition of "all i want for christmas" and the rockettes came from across the street. the 76 foot norway spruce is cut in 45,000 led lights. no word yet on the power bill for all that. and as if the lights alone weren't festive enough, the tree is also topped with a 12 ton, 9 1/2 foot wide crystal star. now time for the latest in sports. >> with that, millions and millions of people descending upon where we work. very good day you to. you know, 2:00 p.m. today a very key time. an announcement that could affect the heisman. florida state attorney will disclose findings on sexual assault allegations against winston. he was named player of the y

it's a shallow air and colder air is denser. you get the warm wind above it, but it can't scour out the cold air. it may be at 2,000 feet 45 degrees. that won't do us any good if at the surface we're still 29 to 31 degrees. it's maybe a shallow layer of 1,000 feet, but that's good enough to keep it to sleet or freezing rain. we're looking at mainly ice, backed start time an hour, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. start time sunday. it starts as snow. we could see an inch of snow before it changes to a mix the rest of the day. it's pretty impressive sleet rolling in here in the afternoon and evening and then temperatures remain below 32 until 7 a.m. monday from the district north and west. that does not include charles county, but district north and west. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, 42, that's the low so far today, still have rain, winds north at 16. this is the first system that will go through. this will only bring us rain tonight and early tomorrow maybe a shower. you can see the snow and mix up

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it seems that we're seeing more whales stranding themselves in shallow waters these days.ading to the situation in florida? >> well, there's a variety of causes for different types of marine mammal stranding events. they all evoke strong human emotions for the public and intellectual curiosity among researchers and they always leave us usually with more questions than answers. but these are sentinels of ocean and human health. these are long-leave lived apex predators at the top of the food chain. it's important and we need to learn for them and better characterize their cause of death and try to gain a better understanding of their life history. >> was it surprising to see 50 of these whales earlier this week and some of them died, of course, and then another 20 or so over the past day? >> well, it does raise cause for concern amongst the public. of course it's a very interesting event, and for the management agencies like noaa fisheries, it's obviously a big cause of concern for the-- they responsible for managing these types of -- >> is dl a virus going around of some k

it is very, very shallow water over there. it's on the west coast of florida in the everglades national park and it's really flat. that water at low tide can be a foot deep if not less than that. and that's the kind of water that those whales have gotten stranded in. even high tide, it may not be more than three, four, five feet. what these park biologists are doing, fish and wildlife, federal officials, they've asked for volunteers as well, to get down there and get in the water and try and keep these whales afloat as best they can until they can get them into deeper water until the tide comes in. and hopefully they can get the whales to then migrate back out to sea. but as we know, ashleigh, that's not always the case. sometimes they go out and turn around and come right back. >> it's heartbreaking to see this. i hope they're successful in the rescue attempts. there's such a new interest in this since cnn aired is that "blackfish." and it's hard to tell how big they are from the sky. but they're huge. let us know if anything

why on earth do they go into the shallow waters in the first place?w about their mission? are they trying to end their lives? go i don't know. i'm not in a position to know but i think this calls for some kind of investigation. usually happens when they're panicked, when there is some kind of explosion or it could be sonar, it could be seismic testing, or a natural earthquake undersea that puts off a shockwave that impacts them and runs away from the source of it. apparently that's taken them 20 miles over shallow water and right up to the beach and now they can't get back. >> when they are in this predicament, i was so fascinated by the things that you said in "black fish" and the other experts in their family grouping and how they are so distressed when one of their family members is in distress, do they -- are they communicating now? are they making sounds likely now as they are expiring? is there any way to be able to tap into this and learn something about this kind of behavior? >> i hope someone is doing that. i'm sure they are communicating. an

. >>> dozens of whales are stranded in shallow water and they are stuck in the florida everglades. >>> they are trying to coming to to help his family. >>> and if you look at 880 westbound am and there is a new injuries traffic. >> teens and 20s and what about those low snow levels for friday night and i will have all the details on all of those coming up. [ male announcer ] december is customer appreciation month at subway. we're saying thanks with two of your favorite six inch subs. the six-inch cold cut combo, or the six-inch meatball marinara, built fresh from the bread up for just $2 each all december long. subway. eat fresh. . >>> florida's hope is fading for dozens of whales are dying. wildlife experts are baffled. >> they are hurting animals and they want to stay together, once one is ill they want to stay with it. >> they don't know why the whales headed for shallow water. >> almost 2 dozen pilot whales were stranded on the coast and 20 more beached themselves last year. >>> they will announce a program to cut inn if i costs. the program uses a battery system with tesla motor

. >> i have seen shallow water, 40-80 feet go. never seen any as deep as these - they are 600 feet and they are dry. some is to do with the drought. not all of it. >> today he is working for a rancher, shutting a dead well that was used to water cattle. >> all the shallow water in this country is pretty well gone, thanks to the drilling going on. >> fracking arrived in west texas and has changed everything in this basin. stretching across parts of 38 counties it is one of the largest oil and gas-producing areas discovered in the u.s. some 82,000 active wells exist. most riches are only accessible through hydraulic fracturing or fracking. >> fracking uses more water than conventional drilling. >> ron green is a scientist. >> a conventional drilling has a vertical hold and uses 100,000 gallon. fracking - they drill down and put in a lot of water to frack the rock, talking 3-6 million gallons per well. >> arid reasons like west texas have been stressed for water. in the midst of a drought the fracking boom is pushing some towns over

it gets shallow and hot.y're deeper water animals, usually living in thousands of feet of water and hunting deep. they probably haven't heaton for several days. several of them will be weak. trying to get the healthier ones away from the shallow water and out to the ocean is a good sign, good news. >> from what i understand, it's a pretty isolated area of florida, that was part of the challenge of getting the rescuers out to the whales. you can see the rescuers in boats. can you explain to me the process of trying to get some of these whales out? >> well, it's a very difficult process. when you think about these whales, or at least a ton each. they can be 12 to 16 feet long, and you're dealing with an area while it's shallow, still is three dimensional, so there's yaarea for them to move around. the best you can do in such a remote place is get a few boats out, typically when you have mass strandings. in new england with the whales, they bring in flatbed trucks. maybe a helicopter. they have more machinery to

as these are, some are trapped in nearby shallow water.da wildlife officials and park rangers are desperately trying to rescue the whales. at least six of the beached whales have died. park rangers first spotted them tuesday afternoon. look at all them in the water there. wow. some of the surviving whales may have to be euthanized, but the big question today is this. why did this happen in the first place? here's john zarrella with some background on that. >> reporter: the biologists to this day don't know exactly what the cause is of these mass strandings. it could be viral. it could be environmental. there just is no real answer to it, whether it's whales or dolphins, whatever it is, but right now, an effort going on to try and save the whales that are in the water. it is very, very shallow water over there. that's on the west coast of florida. in everglades national park, and it's really flat. so that water at low tide can be a foot deep if not less than that. that's the kind of water that those whales got stranded. >> we'll get an upda

foundation repair and massive walls to protect the home while the slope [inaudible] >> here we have the shallow slides, a debris slides. during earthquakes, they are both activated and the movement on the deep sea slides accelerates as well as the official material that erodes. >> if there's one point that is brought home from this discussion of landslides is san francisco is a part of the community that experiences many types of landslides, rockfalls, deportations. we need to be aware of the geologic and topographic setting we are in. when we are planning to build our home or buy a home or at additions to the home. if i have one suggestion, that is to seek information from the apartment building inspection. if you're not satisfied, there is ample information there. a geologist needs an opinion of the stability of the environment you're in. >> the building department will typically require that kind of information. people will do a major edition. what we are wondering is why we require that information. >> great, thank you very much. it is terrific. it is fun to see a lot of the city. thank you

it started on tuesday when 50 of the whales moved into shallow water off everglades national park. several beached themselves, others died. they move in extremely tight knit groups and do not like to leave ailing members of a pod behind. there's concern art the prognosis for the entire group. >>> a bitter winter blast is bearing down on more than half the country right now. >>> the arctic air mass is bringing heavy snow and frigid temperatures. the midsection is bracing for an ice storm. lee ann greg as details. >> reporter: slippery conditions in the midwest are about to get worse. an arctic blast moving across the nation that dumped heavy snow and brought dangerously cold temperatures is expected to cause a crippling ice storm. the path is from dallas to little rock on to memphis and the ohio valley and as far north as cleveland. >> potential, significant ice event. >> reporter: crews in a dozen states are gearing up for the storm. the arkansas highway and transportation department says more than 1,000 employees are ready. >> we are spreading a chemical. it's a mixture of sand an

. >>> plus whales trapped in shallow water off the florida coast. >> in ten days it will be one yoresince the massacre in newtown. since then an emotional debate has been waged over whether or not to release the 911 tapes. ldges america has decided not to -- al jazeera america has decided not to play the vrd yoa of those calls. randall pinkston reports. >> i heard seven calls of 911, at about 9:35, a woman who sounded frightened reached the dispatcher saying she was inside the school building and had glimpsed someone running down the hallway with a gun. they're still shooting, she said, sandy hook school, please. there was also a phone call from a school teacher hold up in the classroom with her students. she reported hearing gun shots in the hallway. the dispatcher said keep everybody down, keep everybody away from the windows okay, one of the phone calls came from custodian rick thorn, the school was in lock down, he couldn't see the students in front of the building. the dispatcher said, could he hear anything else? he said he keep hearing shooting i keep hearing popping. at one p

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. >> i went through kind of a shallow time. >> reporter: and alice is working hard to add even more businesses, designing a scheme to issue more berk shares as so-called productive loans to local businesses by fronting them the currency to startup or expand. she also hopes to untie berk shares from the u.s. dollar. >> our goal is to create a currency that holds its value as opposed to a currency like the dollar that is inflating constantly. at that point people will want to use berk shares. >> reporter: and for folks in places like berkshire county the hope is that here comes the sun once more. ♪ >>> paul solomon talks with small business owners about berk shares. >>> on the news hour tomorrow on air and online sits down with carlos santana. that is it for this edition of "pbs news hour weekend". i'm allison stewart. thanks for watching. >>> "pbs news hour weekend" is made possible by -- corporate funding is provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support is provided by -- and by the cor

we're passing a business right now where you can see the dock barge is listed over due to the shallowater. >> outside of our barge is three foot lower than the inside of our barge, which is setting on the sloping bank. and as the river falls, we continue to lean more. >> george foster is the owner of j.b. marine, a barge cleaning and repair company he runs with the help of his two daughters. >> you can't put anything down without it. everything falls forward. >> j.b. marine. okay. >> we can't move out in the river any further. normally as the river drops, can you move out. we've moved out as far as we can go. it's done some structural damage. >> the building twisted and there's an inch crack. >> it's a very nostalgic place for me. i basically grew up here, so it's weird. >> i think we're at mother nature's mercy. being a small company, we're kind of all like family. >> doing all right today? >> yes, sir. >> good. >> one of my major concerns is jobs. you know, i've got people here that have been with me for over 25 years. i've never had a layoff. >> ed, move up closer to the bridge. >>

it is not clear what caused the pod of males to head for shallow water but it is not uncommon in florida. nearly two dozen were stranded back in 2003. >>> a man died of injuries and he suffered from the crash and subsequent fire. he was killed last saturday when in lot of san loss county. he died from the impact. >>> he shut down production for the first time-being and it was scheduled for the first time in july. >>> and the first nba game had to be postponed after smoke started pouring into the arena. last night's game between sand san antonio spurs was called after the arena filled with smoke. it happened 45 minutes after the game was scheduled to start and it will now be held in minnesota at a later date. >>> the silicone valley big wig has been leading tens of thousands of dollars. >>> plus a miracle, meet the item tall triplets without the help of fertility drugs. . >>> thewelcome back. the mystery tipper has been found and he is behind those who show bills and huge tips raging from $500 to $10,000 have been left on all the bills . berkeley is scheduled to a naming rights deal at me

to the incredible story the most urban story of butter noise the tiger shallow butterflies on market street. it's the 4r5erg9 butterfly we've planted those are london trees along market street and this huge butterfly and it's in the financial district it's pretty amazing ecological story. we have the butterfly steroids we have the 157bd hill skiper it flies only in the as a result marches mrooish like in candle stick and then we have the smallest butterfly in north america it's the western pig me blew it used the plant on 294 and 8. there's exciting stories to promote in this neighborhood. and let's see what else was i going to say about butterflies. again, this is the concept of banding the commercial release of butterflies. i was intrigued i know it's consistent with what we're trying to promote. i don't think we need any more information to suggest that we necessity not role commercially brood butter floiz. the monarch is one that is released when you do that the 340r7b9 and tracking of butterflies is effected by the release of anyone acres what their breed from around the country

it is unknown how the whales ended up in such shallow waters. the species is known for the tight knit social group. >>> it was quite a night here at rockefeller center. >> three, two, one. >> ushering in the holiday season as every year since 1933. mariah carey performed "all i want for christmas". the 76 foot spruce is covered in 45,000 led lights. as if the lights alone weren't festive enough the tree is also topped with a 12-ton star. >>> and for more on the huge weather system. >> she wasn't cold at all because it was warm. >> so nice of you to show up to work today. >> not bad. >>> good morning everyone. cold air is plunging south and areas of greatest concern is who will get the cold air along with the rain. that is a recipe for freezing rain. you can see where the cold air madeis it th morning. lubbock at 24. 74 in houston. you can see where the temperature differential is. not much on radar. during the day today rain will develop. we are most concerned about the ice storm likely in areas near memphis, little rock, arkansas. even areas ar

shell gas and shell oil in the northern part of the country or shallow water or brown fields in pemex will show an increasing production earlier than deep water in the gulf of mexico. so we will see some benefits coming in. we are estimating that our oil production will increase from the 2.5 million barrels a day that we have now to around 3 million barrels a day to 2018 into 3.5 by 2025. we believe that's a fair estimate. we also believe that an increasing production of natural gas from the 5,700 cubic feet that we produce today to around 8,000 by the end of this administration in 2018 and 10,400 around 2025, which will allow us to reduce our imports substantially from u.s. and decrease the costs of gas and electricity. we believe that those numbers are there. if you go to numbers of investment, we have seen many of the companies that have made those estimates show that around $10 billion by the end of 2018 of foreign direct investment we believe that that's fair. that's an increase by 50% of what the foreign investment in mexico is today. so that is a huge jump if we achieve that nu

it's shallow to even suggest this. brian davis, i have already talked about this good man who has waited two years to become a federal trial judge in a place in florida that has too many criminal cases, too many civil cases. it's been declared a judicial emergency. i suggest that it's very shallow to suggest this nomination is unimportant and not essential. alejandro mayorkas to be the number two person at the department of homeland security. it's really a vitally important position, as has been laid out in detail by the chairman of the committee, tom carper. how shallow to think this important nominee is nonessential. how about this one, mr. president? john koskinen to be director of the internal revenue service. with all the many things going on in this country, with obamacare, with all the many other things happening. we need a -- someone to direct the internal revenue service. to suggest this is not a critical position is really very, very shallow. with all the republican obstruction delay we have seen over the las

little hope for whales stranded in the ever glades. 4 dozen short-finned pilot whales swam into the shallows. six died. vets youthanized four more. a wealthy neighbourhood in louisiana wants to form its own city. we have more from baton rouge. >> jeffrey lee doesn't miss a moment with his grandchildren at baton rouge. >> they are not in school, but he knows education will be the key to a better life. >> i want them to go to school and learn what they can. >> it's a challenge in a city where 60% of the students are not learning at grade level. >> it's one of the worst school systems. how many generations of children do you disserve before you try sag different. >> lionel rainy is part of a group pushing for a different plan. the city of st george would encompass an area home to a quarter of the residents. if would control and run its own schools with tax revenue. >> this is not about starting a new city, it's education. >> it's totally about education. we want to take accountability of the schools. >> st george would take more than accountability. a report commissioned warns that the break-up

skimming down the side, back up the other side, into this shallow little drainage.'s a downhill run. and he picks up speed. going faster and faster and faster. 34 miles per hour before he reaches the end. check it out. >> is the bottom of his -- is hi bare behind rubbing the concrete. >> here we go. pretty rad. >> isn't that fun? >> wonder if he greased up the bottom of the kayak to make it go faster. >> i think a little bit of moss and algae that might make it faster. >> later on they hike up even further up the drainage ditch and pick up each more speed going down. check out this plunge into the bay from this angle. look like he skipped over the water like a stone. >> got whiplash. >> better than the water slide, for sure. >> great time. >> forget trick or treating. for this little guy, it's all abut the ap girls. >> happy halloween, girls. he's a lady's man, too. >> see the feel-good halloween classic, next. >>> the video i'm about to show you is insanely awesome. >> already sick, aren't you? >> yep, i just got dizzy. >> no, you're going to love this. this is rea

in many spots all that separates the two countries is a shallow ditch. how easy is it to cross the canadian border well here i am in canada. now i'm in the united states. it's a border with miles of lonely roads. perfect for drug smuggling. >> they can just pull up and toss it across quick. and a body jumps on into this side and jumps in a car and they're gone. >> reporter: officials say they do not have enough workers to stem the smuggling from marijuana. one of their contacts is pete groone. a farmer who says many come through his land. a few miles away from vancouver, bc bud is easy to find out on the streets. a dope dealer approached us offering to sell some pot. >> do you grow it? >> yeah. >> where do you grow it? >> in the basement of my house. >> reporter: the punishment for people caught selling. >> i got my fifth conviction for a pound of pot and they gave me 10 days. >> that's it? >> yeah. >> reporter: growing marijuana at home is now a cottage industry. the growers enboldened by light sentences. officers found an operation worth hundreds of th

weekly mail", that he wanted us to interview him - every journalist's dream, especially a young and shallow one like myself. we did so. he expressed surprise the newspaper he was taking so seriously was run by children, but the relationship developed from there. i was a political writer, political editor and editor of the various newspapers, and i enjoyed an incredible relationship, a life-changing relationship. i would never be presum tuesday enough to say i was an associate or friend. i had proximity and been in the room when things happened. i got a real insight into what i think is one of his underplayed qualities which was an incredible understanding of global politics and - so i worked -- >> then he asked you to set up the mandela rhodes foundation, designed to encourage exceptional leadership in the young of africa. how do you go about teaching leadership. what example did he give that you have taken to the foundation? >> well, i think it was very notable that of his three charitable legacy this is one, and i was fortunate he asked me to set it up. the reason he asked me i straddled

we have a very shallow layer of cold air that keeps temperatures at the surface 32 degrees or below. winter storm watch covers the entire metro area for sunday and sunday night, the exception of southern maryland for snow, sleet and freezing rain. i think the main event will be sleet and freezing rain. the more sleet we get, the better off we'll be. start time 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. we'll start with snow. we could see an inch before the changeover. then the mix continues the rest of the day. we'll have sleet and freezing rain on and off all day sunday. temperatures are 32 or below until 1 a.m. monday and that's a downtown temp. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, kind of a nasty night but at least it won't freeze, 46, still rain, winds out of the north at 17, cold night. there's the rain for us and the snow in the ohio valley. this system will move through tonight and clear us out by tomorrow. we'll just have rain. we'll zoom in a bit, heaviest activity in the mountains around cumberland, but there's still a lot of rain denoted in green, just light

these shallow concrete pools don't have fish.s is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for th competition. all the best casters in the world come here. my fellow countryman came in first place and james is on the current team and he is the head man. >> it's unique. will not see anything like it where you go t

the pod of 30 to 40 pilot whales is swimming in shallow water less than a mile off the shoreline. the whales are a deep water animal commonly found in the gulf of mexico. some of the whales have already died. >>> still to come when our news continues, we're still in the throes of a fall warm-up. howard has more on when the cold weather will return. >> electric cars are not known for speed until now. see what we mean when wusa9 news at noon kicks >>> welcome back to 9news. the people decorating the national christmas tree are very busy getting ready for it to be lit on friday. what you may not know is they do all of their prep work in lanham, maryland. hargrove incorporated has been in charge of the decorations since 1954. after world war ii, the company's founder started as a window dresser but corporate leaders, political parties and the white house started calling soon after. >> he was the man who put the star on top of the tree. being able to see that and grow up with that and live that has been just so much fun. >> hargrove has also designed decorations for presidential inaugu

to watch this northeast and the mid-atlantic, a wintery mix but again a lot of warm air overriding shallow cold air and with that the potential of freezing rain. we could see a quarter inch to half an inch of ice on the roadways. by monday it will mainly be rain as all of this warm air pushes northward. that's a quickoxpcç look. there is our 32 degree line and we'll look for icing from the carolinas, d.c., jersey and new york. the time line certainly tomorrow and monday watching this area, the south, the mid-atlantic and the northeast carefully. stay off the roads if you live in these areas. >> if you can do it, absolutely. great advice. j.d., thanks so much. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel visiting the persian gulf earlier in the day. he was in bahrain before making a surprise visit to afghanistan where u.s. officials have been demanding hamid karzai sign a new security agreement. >> reporter: before arriving in afghanistan secretary hagel was in bahrain trying to reassure allies in the middle east that the united states is committed to the persian gulf region. secretary hagel said the

can smell a lot of the stuff coming out of the cars or a lot of the emmitance because the air is so shallow. as we head into wednesday the freeze warning. thursday it's still cold in the morning. you're still going to be upper 20s and low 40s. friday warmer, i think everybody comes up a little bit and in the weekend, looks stunning. no rain in the forecast. that's the thing that's obvious here. it would be nice to have some rain. we've had weather, a lot of weather. but we need the rain. and this five day is sadly to say, the next five day there's really no rain to speak of. so here we go. >> it's been sticking around for a while too. this cold weather. >> it's really hanging in there. >> thank you, bill. >>> bay area law enforcement unveil add new tool used to catch wanted fugitives with a new tool. federal, state and local officials are asking the public to take a look at the site. anyone with a tip can submit it anonymously. >> some of these individuals pose a real threat to the safety of our communities and actively have been evading arrest. >>> officers say no tip is too small and no t

. >> as far as a drop-in violence, it seems very very shallow and superficial to think that having more restrictions on firearms, you're going to be able to restrict people from going into schools and going into malls and things like that. >> reporter: meanwhile, natasha christopher continues to push for tougher gun laws of. >> all i know is that we have to all come together and say enough is enough. >> there's a non-profit called the brady campaign, focused on enforcing public policy that addresses gun violence on the federal and the state level. every year, they release a scorecard ranking every state with guns and ammunition. california scored the highest with an a minus. >>> to prove your point in texas, authorities shorted the training course for those wanting to carry concealed weapons, and made it easier to carry gun permits. people applying for a gun in texas no longer have to provide their social security number. with more on these changes, heidi, was this a direct response to sandy hook? >> reporter: sandy hook was suddenly a factor. governor rick perry said after the shooting

. >>> and the national park discovered 55 wheals on in shallow water or beached.ine of the wails are con -- whales are confirmed moving into deeper water. >>> and design ised to help customers -- designed to help customers navigate their stores. users whether receive targeted messages on their phones bassed on where they are in the store. customers will have to download the app and enable their blue tooth to get the messages. >>> just a huge for huge game for the 49ers this weekend as they host the seattle seahawks. lots oflots of sea fans making the trek to the candlestick. >> reporter: for football fans it may be the hottest game of the season. the battle saturday even has -- australias gearing up. sea supporters talking about their safety in wake of big brawls there previously. >> i didn't get -- quite a few e-mails per day saying my e- mail is going to the game should he wear his jersey? am i going to be safe? >> reporter: the 49ers have put together a home field manuals instructing their fans how to cheer and dress the part. >> reporter: and the goal is to ke

. >> also new hope for a pod of whales stranded in shallow water. why experts believe they can now be saved. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, national park in florida, a >>> a group of whales stranded in the everglades national park in florida are now mysteriously heading back out to sea tonight. that raises hope that they can be saved. volunteers found another dead whale today bringing the total dead to 11. 30 whales are being followed by the u.s. coast guard, making sure they head out in the right direction. >> they are heading to deeper water, so that gives us confidence. but i would say it's a very cautious optimism. >> the whales are traveling in about 18 feet of water. that's better than the 4 feet they were in last night. it's unclear why the whales stranded themselves. >> ford rolled out the 50th anniversary mustang today and there are a few new features. the sports car evolved through the years, but it packs quite a punch. there's more power under the hood, but the mustang is supposed to have better fuel efficiency and for the first time since the 1980s, b

so, you have a very silly and shallow read inside the bell way, which is titillating i guess in its own way. outside of washington you have a truer sense of the outrage. you have a sense of an education. you have a sense of, "oh my goodness. i've known washington has been something i've been disappointed in. but i didn't know it looked like this. i didn't know it had come to all of this just this -- incredible contempt for what they are supposed to be there for." contempt for what their constituents are, i.e., us. >> you say political washington is "an inbred company town where party differences are easily subsumed by membership in the club." and you talked about the club. "the club swells for the night into the ultimate bubble world. they become part of a system that rewards, more than anything a system of self-perpetuation." >> self-perpetuation is a key point in all of this. it is what you're going to -- how you're going to continue. i mean, the original notion of the founders is that a president or a public servant would serve a term, couple years, return to their communities, retur

about 20 dolphins wash up onshore, flailing in the shallow water.slowly approach the dolphins, unsure of what to do. a few begin to walk into the surf and attempt to roll the dolphins back into deeper water. then even more people rush out to help. one man grabs a tail and drags the dolphin back out into the ocean. soon, others follow. more than a dozen people start to grab dolphins by their tails. it's unclear why species like dolphins and whales beach themselves. some scientists believe a leader of the group may unintentionally guide the others into shallow waters. other theories cite human interference such as sonar or shipping noise as factors that confuse the dolphins' internal guidance systems. each year, hundreds and sometimes thousands of dolphins are found on shores worldwide and most of them don't survive. but this group is lucky to have some human friends at the right place and right time. giving them a second chance at life in the open seas. >>> sometimes the best-laid plans can go awry, leading to the worst kind of day possible. it's a p

they say the pod is swimming in shallow water. about ten of the whales have actually beached themselves. six of those beached whales were pushed back in a deeper water but several others could not be saved. now a team of marine biologists is trying to steer the pod back out to the ocean. >>> new details about the death of "fast and furious" star paul walker. he and roger rodas died in a fiery car crash in santa clarita on saturday. the coroner says walker died of a combination of traumatic injuries and burns and rodas died of traumatic injuries. both men died within seconds of the crash and that dental records show that rodas was the diver. >>> human error could be the blame for last sunday's deadly train derailment in new york. a union says the engineer, william rockefeller, admitted to losing focus and was in a daze seconds before the crash. the train derailed after hitting a curve at 80 miles an hour. four people were killed and dozens were injured. >> it was a shock to him. you know, he was stunned. he went to try to correct i

. >> to me it seems very, very shallow, and superficial to think that by having more restrictions onirearms that you will be able to restrict people from going into schools and malls and things like that. >> reporter: natasha christopher continues to push for tougher gun laws meanwhile. >> all we know is that we have to all come together and stand together and say enough is enough. >> reporter: there's a nonprofit group called the brady campaign. they are focused on enforcing public policy that addresses gun violence on the federal and state level. every year they release a scorecard ranking every state for dealing with guns and ammunition. california scored the highest with an a-minus. >> so one year after sandy hook, regardless of which side you are on, congress did absolutely nothing. >> that's right. and there are still states pushing for tougher gun laws, washington being one of them. they could see an initiative on though ballot looking to expand background checks. >>> washington, d.c. has some of the toughest laws in the country, and were made even tighter in 2013. despite tha

for once or very shallow for me is a place of strong spiritual power i've wanted to come here for a long time now there is a possibility i can become a volunteer. here to work for the glory of god and how priests or this place. there are common threads that bind many of the people here together and the group often becomes like a surrogate family mostly these outward next people who came here to find. brotherhood but of course there is some percentage that come here looking for their way in life and. family i take them for a walk in the woods. try to know what they were accounts for help them find their answer. many people simply come for the island's outstanding natural beauty. edged by rugged shorelines and covered with lush greenery this is truly a tranquil get away but there are some visitors to the alarm who have no families to return to his trip to the island is a welcome break from a difficult life. leaker's ill as new york runs a camp for children from local orphanages who also have learning difficulties for many it's the first time they've spent nights away from the city. because

for once or very shallow for me is a place of strong spiritual power i've wanted to come here for a long time now there is a possibility i can become a volunteer. here who work for the glory of god and how priests or this place. there are common threads that bind many of the people here together and the group often becomes like a surrogate family mostly these outward next people who came here to find. brotherhood but of course there is some percentage that come here looking for their way in life and. family i take them for a walk in the woods. tried to know what they were i can't help them find their answer. many people simply come for the island's outstanding natural beauty. edged by rugged shorelines and covered with lush greenery this is truly a tranquil get away but there are some visitors to the long term who have no families to return to his trip to the island is a welcome break from a difficult life. leaker's ill as new york runs a camp for children from local orphanages who also have learning difficulties for many it's the first time they've spent nights away from the city. becau

dozens of the pilot whales were first spotted tuesday afternoon struggling in dangerously shallow waters. some had beached while others were trapped offshore. wildlife experts are quickly trying to direct the whales back to the ocean because their chance for survival is growing slimmer by the minute. >> there's not a whole lot that can be done unless they can bring some other boats and figure out how to get them in the deep water. >> so far, ten whales have died and about 40 more remain stranded. this particular species is notorious for mass strandings in florida. >>> the embattled toronto mayor who admitted to smoking crack while in office is in hot water again. mayor rob ford is denying allegations that he offered $5,000 and a car to suspected drug dealers in exchange for a video that shows him smoking crack. ford called the allegations a quote outright lie and he says he has no plans to resign. >>> some good economic news is putting pressure on the stock market today as investors brace for news that the federal federal may scale back bond purchases. -- that the federal reserve may sca